University of Calgary Reviews
Updated Jan 11, 2021
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Elizabeth Cannon
246 Ratings
Pros
"Excellent work environment, good support for your study" (in 68 reviews)
"Great work life balance, inclusive" (in 53 reviews)
Cons
"low salary, contracts are based on grants" (in 23 reviews)
"extremely low pay, hours can be cancelled" (in 18 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at University of Calgary full-time
Pros
Benefits are great. Union will provide job protection
Cons
union hours. work if not flexible.
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at University of Calgary full-time for more than a year
Pros
- good benefits - good culture
Cons
- pay could be better
"Worked as part time DB Manager under a professor."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at University of Calgary part-time for less than a year
Pros
Experience is good if you have a good supervisor. Pay can be good if your supervisor has a good grant because then you may be able to negotiate good pay. Good work environment. Many resources of different kinds for staff and students.
Cons
Parking can get expensive if you don't have a parking pass, and I don't think it accepts debit. Not very much indoor parking, so be prepared for a cold walk.
Continue readingPros
High quality professionals, good salaries
Cons
No cons, it’s the best place I’ve ever worked
"Tied closely to the government"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at University of Calgary full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Decent tuition support for classes, and there is healthcare coverage for employees.
Cons
tied to government, which currently doesn't support public services (incl. universities). Lots of budget cuts. Many of the incentives of working here are gone.
"Research"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at University of Calgary full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good location, slow pace of work
Cons
No growth at all if you stick. Do not stick for long
Continue reading"Salary"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at University of Calgary full-time
Pros
Work environment, culture, friends and city
Cons
Salary, pressure, poor work life balance
Pros
very good, decent, effective, friendly,
Cons
no problem, intense, all of the work are heavy
"Excellent place to work as a student"
I have been working at University of Calgary part-time for more than a year
Pros
Great experience to work as a part time student
Cons
The work can be pretty hectic
- COVID-19
"The University is an outdated, bureaucratic institution"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at University of Calgary full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Benefits like tuition support and pension plan are good.
Cons
Paths for advancement are non-existent. A petition process is required to raise salary beyond 1% outside of employee reviews which is still only a 3-5% increase which barely covers cost of living increase, much less merit.
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